First time, long time … and unhinged.
An enraged Mike Francesa called into “Boomer & Gio,” WFAN’s morning show, after Boomer Esiason described Francesa as “idiotic” in reference to Francesa criticizing the Giants in the wake of the shooting of their sixth-round pick, Corey Ballentine. Ballentine’s best friend and teammate, Dwane Simmons, was killed in the incident.
When Francesa made his initial comments, there was no known reason for why Simmons and Ballentine were the victims. Francesa still used it as part of a diatribe against Giants GM Dave Gettleman and the franchise, describing them at the end of it as a “laughingstock.